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Young Mutants

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Isaac Asimov - Author

Martin H. Greenberg - Author

Charles G. Waugh - Author

Ray Bradbury - Author

Frederic Brown - Author

John Brunner - Author

George Byram - Author

Edmond Hamilton - Author

Alan Edward Nourse - Author

Ann L. Mackenzie - Author

Margaret St. Clair - Author

Raymond F. Jones - Author

David Keller - Author

Mack Reynolds - Author

Zenna Henderson - Author

A varied science-fiction anthology about children who are all mutants.

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A collection of short stories by a variety of authors about children with one common characteristic - they are all mutants. Hail and Farewell - short story by Ray Bradbury Keep Out - short story by Fredric Brown What Friends Are For - short story by John Brunner The Wonder Horse - short story by George Byram He That Hath Wings - novelette by Edmond Hamilton Second Sight - short story by Alan E. Nourse I Can't Help Saying Goodbye - short story by Ann Mackenzie The Listening Child - short story by Margaret St. Clair [as by Idris Seabright] The Children's Room - novelette by Raymond F. Jones The Lost Language - short story by David H. Keller, M.D. Prone - short story by Mack Reynolds Come On, Wagon! - short story by Zenna Henderson

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Grounded book brief

A varied science-fiction anthology about children who are all mutants.

What the book clearly raises

Difference and identity

Every story is described as involving children who share the characteristic of being mutants; the individual experiences are not explained.

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Some titles refer to wings, second sight, listening, language, saying goodbye and being ‘prone’. These may signal very different experiences, so consider whether your reader prefers a collection rather than one continuous storyline.

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This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the book’s treatment of its main themes is not yet firm enough; some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.

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Young mutants by Isaac Asimov | Open Library